Why Engr. Najeeb Haroon wants Imran Khan to quit

Engr. Najeeb Haroon’s stance in the wake of current political situation in the country has invited scores of engineers be they his supporters or opponents to look into causes that led him to suggest Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down.
The move is of course natural being citizens of Pakistan and registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) led by Engr. Haroon who holds a PTI seat in the national assembly—the one being stridently defended by the both sides.
Engineers in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi believe Engr. Haroon has at least three major reasons to do it. One that being a major entrepreneur and the party stalwart he has never been offered for what he deserved from the onset. ‘It’s natural to become disappointed if you don’t get positive response that you deserve for and when you know you were with the party through ups and downs,’ says a senior Karachi based engineer.
Interestingly enough, not only his supporters even his opponents had taken this plea while they were contesting against him during the recent elections for the post of top slot in the council. Now that the elections are a bygone story, they still continue to go with it even in the current political scenario.
Then there are yet another lot of engineers comprising engineers some based in Karachi and some in Lahore. This lot has the second reason in the mind. ‘Engr. Najeeb Haroon tried his best that Prime Minister Imran Khan should invite the newly elected Governing Body of the council so that he show the engineers that the PTI government was fully behind him, says a senior engineer who chooses to be anonymous.
Then he had nothing but to dwell in presidency so that he musters the support of the government to play a better role in the engineering community.
Yet another engineer says he must have not felt good when he did not receive positive response from the prime minister house.
But the lukewarm response from his own government did not stop at the premier house only. Engr.Haroon was not given any attentive hearing on the issue the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). Even his party stalwart Arshad Dad, the leader of Contractors Association of Pakistan (CAP) did not support him for saving the decades old institution of PEC and instead turned against him.
In his effort to persuade his government, he fought the case with Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives (PD&SI) Assad Umar but all went in vain.
His colleagues and also those who once had started doubting him saw him striving in CIDB Special Committee meetings to rescue the council which continues to remain the target of his party. He could not step CIDB issue from reaching the Council of Common Interests (CCI).
Yet another senior engineer says even if these reasons had not translated into his frustrations, he must have these things revolving in his mind as a sincere human being.
There is another section of engineers too who thinks a bit differently. They say Engr. Najeeb Haroon wants to save his party as a sincere old guard of the entity. Also, he doesn’t want political instability which he believes may affect the country and its political process.
Of all these reasons Engr Haroon might have or not subscribed to, though his opinion has attracted many independent and impartial souls to his fold for sure. n